孟

surname Meng

first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108

(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108

Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

Bengal / Bangladesh

Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

Bay of Bengal

People's Republic of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

Bengali (language)

Nong Duc Manh (1940-), general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party 2001-2011

You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], known for his intelligence and sharp tongue

Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders

Confucius and Mencius

the teaching of Confucius and Mencius